England take on Croatia on Wednesday in what is the biggest global football fixture for the nation in years, with a potential date with either France or Belgium in Sunday's final.

The players have seen the videos of fans wildly celebrating their quarter-final victory over Sweden and are aware of the mood in England but Dier says their eyes are fixed on their next task.

Southgate tomorrow takes his team into the biggest game the country has seen since the 1990 semi-final.

The boys, between ages 11 and 16, and their 26-year-old coach were rescued in stages over the last several days, with the final four boys and the coach brought out on Tuesday.

"We've talked, touched briefly, certainly, on the team which won [the World Cup in 1966], how they're still held and revered", Southgate told reporters.

Loftus-Cheek started two out of England's three World Cup group games, and although he has yet to appear in the knockout stages for the Three Lions in Russian Federation, he has shown his potential as a combative and tough-tackling central midfielder, who is capable of playing for any Premier League side.

"So, we were at home and I went to get changed and I thought, "Hmmm, shall I wear those socks?'".

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Southgate has used the stories of that triumph as inspiration, and believes the current team can become even bigger heroes. She is fluent in Croatian, English, Spanish and Portuguese while she also has understanding of Italian, German and French.